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Paragraph 15 — part 2

White paper on the future of European defence

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Paragraph 15 — part 2
Result
448 for · 159 against · 65 abstained Adopted · roll call
Date
12 March 2025, 12:56
More facts (6)
Position
vote 49 of 194 on the decision
Requested by
roll call: EPP · split vote: The Left, Patriots, ECR
Official label
RC-B10-0146/2025/REV1 – § 15/2
Vote id
172719
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Result

The vote as recorded by name.

Result: 448 for, 159 against, 65 abstained (roll call).

Adopted · 67 % of the votes cast were for.

Part voted on: “urges the Member States, therefore, to provide more arms and ammunition to Ukraine before negotiations are concluded; warns that, if the EU were to fail in its support and Ukraine were forced to surrender, Russia would then turn against other countries, including possibly the EU Member States;”

Groups

Members' votes, each counted in the group they belonged to on the day. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Majority line: the most common position. Clear line: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided. Cohesion: Agreement Index, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all voted the same (method).
GroupForAgainstAbst.No voteMajority lineClear lineCohesionBar
The LeftFor 8Against 24Abst. 10No vote 4 of 46Majority line AgainstClear line Divided Cohesion 0.36
GreensFor 44Against 6Abst. 1No vote 2 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.79
S&DFor 125Against 4Abst. 1No vote 6 of 136Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.94
RenewFor 65Against 2Abst. 4No vote 4 of 75Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.87
EPPFor 158Against 8Abst. 5No vote 17 of 188Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.89
ECRFor 42Against 2Abst. 29No vote 7 of 80Majority line ForClear line Divided Cohesion 0.36
PatriotsFor 3Against 72Abst. 8No vote 3 of 86Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.80
ESNFor 0Against 19Abst. 5No vote 2 of 26Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.69
No groupFor 3Against 22Abst. 2No vote 2 of 29Majority line —Clear line No line Cohesion —

Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: Branko GRIMS changed group, Elena YONCHEVA changed group, Elisabetta GUALMINI changed group, Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK changed group, Fernand KARTHEISER changed group, Jessika VAN LEEUWEN changed group, Laurent CASTILLO changed group, Lukas SIEPER changed group, Malika SOREL changed group, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Roberto VANNACCI changed group, Sander SMIT changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.

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No group members by country who voted for, against or abstained (group at the date of the vote).
CountryForAgainstAbst.Bar
Bulgaria011
Cyprus010
Czechia020
Germany180
Spain100
Greece130
Poland010
Romania001
Slovakia060

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No vote recorded, 47

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Result: for–against–abstained. For: share of the votes cast. Requested by: the groups that asked for a roll call.
DateVoteKindResultForRequested byr · shared
9 Sept 2025Final vote — text as a whole 2023 and 2024 reports on UkraineFinal418 for, 135 against, 41 abstained Adopted For 70 %r · shared0.89 558 voters
27 Nov 2025Paragraph 252 — part 6 Implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation AgreementSplit vote424 for, 152 against, 14 abstained Adopted For 72 %Requested by The Leftr · shared0.89 554 voters
24 Feb 2026Paragraph 6 — part 6 Four years of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and European contributions to a just peace and sustained security for UkraineSplit vote405 for, 146 against, 38 abstained Adopted For 69 %Requested by The Left, Patriots, EPPr · shared0.89 551 voters
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Result: for–against–abstained. For: share of the votes cast. Requested by: the groups that asked for a roll call.
DateVoteKindResultForRequested byr · shared
19 Sept 2024Paragraph 19 — part 2 Continued financial and military support to Ukraine by EU Member StatesSplit vote424 for, 122 against, 61 abstained Adopted For 70 %r · shared0.88 573 voters
28 Nov 2024Separate vote on paragraph 11 Georgia's worsening democratic crisis following the recent parliamentary elections and alleged electoral fraudSeparate vote435 for, 101 against, 66 abstained Adopted For 72 %Requested by ECRr · shared0.88 566 voters
28 Nov 2024Final vote — text as a whole Reinforcing EU’s unwavering support to Ukraine against Russia’s war of aggression and the increasing military cooperation between North Korea and RussiaFinal390 for, 135 against, 52 abstained Adopted For 68 %Requested by The Left, Renewr · shared0.88 542 voters
9 Oct 2025Paragraph 32 — part 2 United response to recent Russian violations of the EU Member States’ airspace and critical infrastructureSplit vote378 for, 160 against, 64 abstained Adopted For 63 %Requested by Patriotsr · shared0.87 564 voters
28 Nov 2024Paragraph 16 — part 2 Reinforcing EU’s unwavering support to Ukraine against Russia’s war of aggression and the increasing military cooperation between North Korea and RussiaSplit vote419 for, 138 against, 32 abstained Adopted For 71 %Requested by ESNr · shared0.87 558 voters
17 Jul 2024Paragraph 5 — part 4 The need for the EU's continuous support for UkraineSplit vote393 for, 178 against, 75 abstained Adopted For 61 %Requested by S&Dr · shared0.87 603 voters
28 Nov 2024Paragraph 19 — part 1 Reinforcing EU’s unwavering support to Ukraine against Russia’s war of aggression and the increasing military cooperation between North Korea and RussiaSplit vote371 for, 156 against, 69 abstained Adopted For 62 %Requested by ESNr · shared0.87 562 voters

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European Parliament (2025). “Paragraph 15 — part 2 — White paper on the future of European defence”. Vote, 12 March 2025. votingId 172719, reference 2025/2565(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2025-03-12/172719 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 12 March 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-03-12-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 12 March 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-03-12-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: vote results of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-03-12, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-03-12/vote-results?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-vote-2025-03-12-172719,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Paragraph 15 — part 2 — White paper on the future of European defence}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-03-12},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2025-03-12/172719}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2025-03-12/172719},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Vote. votingId 172719, reference 2025/2565(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-03-12-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-03-12-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: vote results of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-03-12 (CC BY 4.0)}
}